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    How do I introduce chicks and move mama hen

    It worked! I went with plan d... kept her where she was and I will move her if I need to but so far so good. I might not even have to move her!
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    How do I introduce chicks and move mama hen

    Oh thanks, good advice :-) I will check on them often.
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    How do I introduce chicks and move mama hen

    Oh thanks, good advice, I will check on them here in a minute and a few more times before bed :-)
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    How do I introduce chicks and move mama hen

    Well I decided to keep her where she is at for now and watch them closely. I just popped the chicks under her. They were peeping up a storm (a little chilly too) but as soon as they were under her feathers they stopped screaming. Mama hen started clucking as soon as they were under her and she...
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    How do I introduce chicks and move mama hen

    Yeah, it seems like keeping her where she is at this point might be good. The chicks are a week old (couldn't find younger ones). Hopefully they will accept each other because I want mama hen to stop brooding!
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    How do I introduce chicks and move mama hen

    It would be awesome if mama could just protect her adopted chicks and they could all stay together. I guess that would be the best but I don't know... I do not have a rooster but mama is not "top hen" My nesting boxes (where she is brooding) are also up off the ground and there is a ramp. So I...
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    How do I introduce chicks and move mama hen

    Ok so I am introducing three chicks to a broody hen. (her clutch failed and she is a first time mama) I just bought chicks and plan to introduce them tonight (nights are best). But I just realized that mama and chicks will need to be separated from the rest of the flock. Should I: a) move mama...
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    Help me with hatching these eggs!

    I did the float test today, day 24. I did not see any obvious movement by my excited son was not allowing for a long completely still moment! I never did the candle test early on, I just didn't know. I tried doing the candle test today but could not see anything. So should I just give up on the...
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    Help me with hatching these eggs!

    My brooding hen (who is also my son's "pet") started brooding about 27 days ago. And 24 days ago I put six fertilized eggs (not guaranteed just from a friend who has a rooster) under her. She has been a very dedicated mother! Once she did sit on the wrong nest but only for a couple hours at...
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    Chickens and children

    Thanks @Hanna8 Because my six chickens roam in a space that is over an acer in size now, the droppings are NOT at all concentrated! Also I have noticed that the droppings decompose VERY quickly around here! Within a week, what was a dropping among the leaves is just dirt, rich in nitrogen!
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    Chickens and children

    Thank you @Syl in Tucson I was feeling pretty bad! I was feeling like a bad mom! So I did lots of research and among the dangers in my kids life, chickens are WAY down on the list. They are more likely to get a disease at school than in the yard. And they are more likely to get sick from an...
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    Chickens and children

    The idea that I should l lock my kids in a playpen while my chickens roam free is hilarious! I believe in free range kids even more than I believe in free range chickens!
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    Hello from Arkansas

    I am in Fayetteville. What about you?
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    Chickens and children

    I was looking for an intelligent responds. Not ignorant judgment. It isn't like my kid is playing with the ****! Geez! I just have kids and chickens in the same area. I was looking for actual information about chicken diseases that are transmitable to humans. Please, if you can't have an...
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    Chickens and children

    My seven chickens free range throughout my 1/3 acer backyard during the day, so naturally there is poop here and there. Also, I have two young boys, one of which is crawling. So... How dangerous is it to have the baby in the yard? Could he get a disease? How likely? Wouldn't the chickens need to...
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